Official: South Korea Will Work Toward Resuming Family Reunions

South Korea will work toward resuming inter-Korean family reunions prior to a national holiday in the fall, South Korea’s point man on North Korea has said. According to government data, nearly 130,000 South Koreans have been on the family reunion waiting list since 1988. About half of those on the wait list have passed away. “It’s only natural that we strive to ease the pain for citizens in both Koreas and work toward realizing a family reunion for humanitarian purpose. Our plan is to...

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